Historique
Rapport
Flavour accessories in tobacco products enhance attractiveness and appeal
Accompagne :
Auteur(s) :
OMS / WHO (Organisation mondiale de la santé / World Health Organization)
Année
2025
Page(s) :
5 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Genève : OMS / WHO
Collection :
Information Sheet
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Autres mots-clés
Résumé :
Key messages:
Flavours attract youth: Flavoured tobacco products are especially appealing to children and adolescents, contributing to initiation of tobacco and nicotine use.
Circumvention through accessories: Tobacco companies and retailers circumvent bans on flavours with "flavour accessories" that add flavour to otherwise unflavoured tobacco products.
Targeting youth: Many flavour accessory websites feature youth-oriented marketing, and the majority do not require age verification.
Policy gaps: As accessories often do not contain nicotine or tobacco, they are frequently unregulated, even though they are intended for use with tobacco products.
Global regulation: Some countries have implemented flavour bans or restrictions to prevent uptake by youth.
Countries should consider:
- restricting or prohibiting flavour accessories; and
- where flavour accessories are permitted, their marketing, promotion and points of sales should be strictly regulated to support tobacco control and to ensure the highest level of public health protection.
Flavours attract youth: Flavoured tobacco products are especially appealing to children and adolescents, contributing to initiation of tobacco and nicotine use.
Circumvention through accessories: Tobacco companies and retailers circumvent bans on flavours with "flavour accessories" that add flavour to otherwise unflavoured tobacco products.
Targeting youth: Many flavour accessory websites feature youth-oriented marketing, and the majority do not require age verification.
Policy gaps: As accessories often do not contain nicotine or tobacco, they are frequently unregulated, even though they are intended for use with tobacco products.
Global regulation: Some countries have implemented flavour bans or restrictions to prevent uptake by youth.
Countries should consider:
- restricting or prohibiting flavour accessories; and
- where flavour accessories are permitted, their marketing, promotion and points of sales should be strictly regulated to support tobacco control and to ensure the highest level of public health protection.